"It was him who insisted on his own, probably to protect the few Spartan citizens who left him. Besides, although he is old, he is still in good health. If he is just a commander, the problem should not be too big." Davers said seriously: "What's more, he has fought in Asia Minor for many years and is very familiar with the situation there. He can provide you with valuable references to leading the coalition forces to attack the western Asia Minor at any time, so I suggest you communicate with him as much as possible during the war."

Hearing this, Leoticids' dull expression changed a little. He was silent for a while and then asked, "Your Majesty, this book records the soldiers, food and ships provided by the Allies, but he did not say how many troops the kingdom was preparing to send?"

Davers smiled and said understandingly: "The Greek allies sent a total of 30,000 troops. If you don't have enough kingdom troops around you, it will not be conducive to your command of the battle. So I discussed and decided to send the 10th Army, the 11th Army, the 20th Army (i.e. Thessalian Army), the Sixth Cavalry Army (composed of Thessalian Cavalry), and the Central Greece's Volsi, Helniki, Sabin, Equi and other allies are also willing to send troops. They have been aligned with us for a long time and are on the Italian Peninsula, and are closer to each other. They can be regarded as their own people. I will also give you the army they formed... In this way, the number of troops provided by the kingdom has exceeded 30,000, and the total strength of the coalition forces is more than 60,000. Are you still satisfied with such an army?"

Leoticides did not respond directly, but then asked: "Your Majesty, the Navy?"

"During the coalition landed in Asia Minor, the Fourth Fleet was temporarily under your command (the Fourth Fleet was mainly adapted from the Thessali warships seized by Dionya, with a total of 100 warships. After Dionya annexed the Thessali, it drained and filled the Almiros wetlands and built the Almiros military port, becoming the garrison of the 4th Fleet), but it will be merged with other fleets to perform important tasks... In addition, more than 100 Greek warships provided by the Allies dominated by Athens will also obey your command." Davers explained roughly.

Leoticides felt aroused in his heart, and then asked: "In addition to letting me lead the Greek coalition to attack Persia from Asia Minor, the kingdom should have other offensive plans, right?"

"Of course, if you don't ask, I'm also preparing to say that so that you can learn more about the entire military plan to attack Persia formulated by the Ministry of Military Affairs, be familiar with the upcoming war situation, and be helpful to make the right decision." Davers asked Heniporis to bring the map of the Eastern Mediterranean, then pointed to the map, and explained seriously: "The kingdom has received news. Since Egypt's successor Pharaoh Jaeha died in a storm on his way to Turiyi, the Egyptian general Nik Tanipos who received the news launched a rebellion. Tanipos, who was seriously ill in bed, was anxious and fell into a coma. The city of Memphis fell into chaos. Maybe at this time when I was talking to you, Nik Tanipos had led his army to break through the city of Memphis.

In order to fulfill the alliance and punish the rebellion, I have appointed Karcidith as the commander of reinforcements, and have stepped up the gathering of several Sicily legions to rush to Egypt as soon as possible to defeat the rebels, so that Egypt's political situation will be restored to stability. At the same time, the Ministry of Military Affairs has notified the First and Second Fleets to complete the mobilization as soon as possible, and then rushed to the southern Peloponnese bay to station there, where wartime mergers will be carried out, with Seclien as the commander of the navy, looking for fighter jets and fighting a decisive battle with the Persian fleet.

The Ministry of Military Affairs will also mobilize other main legions in the Kingdom territory, led by me personally, and then headed to the Eastern Mediterranean... Now it is initially planned to land in Egypt, but whether there will be changes at that time depends on the development of the war situation... In the end, the three armies will meet in the Near East of Persia, march towards the core hinterland of Persia, and fight a decisive battle with the Persian army."

Davers spoke plainly, but Leoticidus had already felt the magnificent scene of war from his words, and his heart was a little excited: This is an unprecedented war!

He tried his best to calm his excitement and asked, "How long have you given these allies to gather the troops?"

"Two months, because they need to complete the harvest of farmland before they can go out to fight." Davers said calmly: "Although it is a little slower, from another perspective, this is also a good thing. At least after the coalition forces land in Asia Minor, they can raise food locally and reduce their dependence on logistics supply. Then they will rush to Philare in Thessali within 15 days to complete the final assembly of the coalition forces... This is my request for all the allies participating in Persian operations, and they have agreed.

You can first assemble the 10th and 11th legions, arrive at Larissa in Thessali earlier, and prepare for the attack on Asia Minor."

Speaking of this, Davers stood up and looked at the commander with great military achievements with anticipation, saying solemnly: "Persia is vast and Asia Minor has a complex terrain. The Ministry of Military Affairs and I will not give specific instructions. After all, three years ago, you led some officers and staff to Asia Minor to support and observe the operations of the Persian rebel army. You are more familiar with the situation there. All military operations are decided by yourself. I believe you will definitely do better than Agsilous!"

Leoticides was refreshed and immediately replied: "Please rest assured, your Majesty, I will definitely complete the conquest of western Asia Minor as soon as possible and meet with the main force of the army you lead as soon as possible!"

After seeing Leoticides away, Davers said to Henipolis: "Go, Carcidis (Captain of the Eighth Legion) and call him in."

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After Persia spent several years to quell the rebellion of Asia Minor, its national strength was consumed too much and it was unable to conquer Egypt again and had to withdraw its troops. This failed the second military operation of Artaxerxes to attack Egypt, causing his prestige to further decline.

In order to shock his subjects, he followed the advice of Terebasus and liquidated the rebellion problem of Asia Minor. Many Asian Minor officials and local nobles were implicated. At the least, they were punished and beheaded at the worst. A large amount of wealth and land was confiscated, and then they were given to the nobles in the eastern and central Persia who supported Artaxerxes. Many Persian noble officials centered on Susa were transferred to the western part of Asia Minor and entrusted important positions.

Artaxerxes' successive actions won praise from Persian nobles. They no longer urged the Persian king to continue preparing for the war against Egypt, but instead spent all their energy on the fight for the fat piece of meat in western Asia Minor.

Artaxerxes, who suffered setbacks in several personal expeditions, completely extinguished his intention to obtain martial arts honors and decided to stay in Babylon with peace of mind and enjoy the rest of his life. Unexpectedly, it was raining all night, and problems broke out in the harem soon.

Artaxerxes was already old and began to look for successors for this huge empire a few years ago. He had many descendants, but he decided without hesitation to pass the throne to his eldest son Darius, just as his father passed the throne to him, and had allowed Darius to bring a crown symbolizing the Persian king in public.

According to Persian traditions and customs, the heirs can make a favor in public, and as long as it is within the scope of the parents' authority, it must be agreed and not arbitrarily refused. Darius put forward the request to "give Asparcia".

Asparcia was once one of the most beloved concubines of Cyrus. Later, he was admitted to the palace by Artaxerxes. Of course, he couldn't bear to leave it alone, but due to customs, he perfunctorily declared that Asparcia was already a free person and could not force her to go against her wishes. If she was willing to obey Darius, he would be happy to do this.

To his surprise, Yasparcia chose Darius as her lifelong support. Artaxerxes could only follow the provisions of Persian law and handed her over to her son, but her heart was full of anger. Not long after, he took Yasparcia away from Darius and sent her to the Temple of Anatis in Iqbatana, dedicated to the gods and become priestess, and she would pursue strict chastity for the rest of her life.

Artaxerxes was very proud that he had punished the woman who betrayed him in such a gentle way and taught his son a lesson. However, he did not know that the heirs of the kingdom were furious and began to plot rebellion. Not long after, many people participated in Darius's rebellion. Just when he was about to take action, an eunuch who participated in the rebellion reported to Artaxerxes because of fear. The Persian king was furious and not only killed Darius himself, but also executed many Persian officials implicated in this way. For a moment, Babylon's blood flowed into a river.

A secret spy informed the Persian king: Darius seemed to have sent people to lobby Tribasus, and he might have also participated in the plot to rebel.

However, the intelligence department cannot provide any conclusive evidence. The only reason that can be given is that Terebassus and Darius have the same situation.
Chapter completed!